Abba is an open-world simulation development game.

The so-called open world, on the one hand, means that the map is very large, dozens of square kilometers.

On the other hand, the degree of freedom in the game is also quite high, and players have no taboos in the game except for a few behaviors that they are not allowed to do.

As for simulated development......

In Chen Ba's design framework, the process of players struggling to change from scratch can be called simulated cultivation.

In fact, this is the gameplay variant of "Cold Window Reading Simulator" and "Simulator Under the Fence", in the final analysis, the logic is the same, it is nothing more than to continue to work hard towards the established game goals.

What is the goal of the game?

In Cold Window Reading Simulator, the goal is for players to study hard, overcome difficulties in all aspects such as family and farm work, and study hard to finally get into the school of their choice.

In "The True Story of Abba ", the goal of the game is not as clear as "Cold Window Reading Simulator", but quite free......

But this freedom is fake!

The goal of the game is not clear, but the direction is fixed, which means that the player has to work hard to overcome physical impairments or personality flaws in order to integrate into society and succeed in their careers.

In other words, everything is working in this direction.

As for the result of the effort, that is, the final achievement of the game, it varies from person to person.

It could be a great scientist, a good broadcaster, a painter, a pianist, or a great writer......

"Cold Window Reading Simulator" sets up "farm work" for players, and there is also "stamina" to limit players' activities.

In "The True Story of Aba", although the protagonist does not have to do farm work, herd cattle and cut pigweed, he/she is a disabled person, and his physical function is actually insufficient compared to normal people.

And in the game, there is also a double limit of "physical strength/energy", and it is impossible for players to have fun like wild horses.

In addition, different "physical deficiencies" can also cause changes in the stamina and stamina bars.

Here's an example!

Characters who have limited mobility and need to rely on wheelchairs or crutches to get around will have a lower physical strength because their body limits their range of motion.

And some characters with special diseases, although the physical value is very high, but the energy value is extremely low, and the low energy value also leads to the fact that when he completes a task, not only the success rate will be lower, but the experience gained will also be relatively reduced.

This is a numerical equilibrium system finally arrived at by Chen Ba after repeated pondering!

At the beginning, he only designed a "stamina" value, and did not design a "stamina" value system.

But Xiao Lu's words made him realize that if the game only has "stamina", I'm afraid it is not fair and realistic enough.

Why?

Because the scope of people with disabilities is broad, anyone with a physical disability or serious injury or illness can be classified as a group.

Then there is a special case!

If the brain or IQ is not normal, and the arms and legs are missing, do these two players have the same stamina?

Not the same?

Missing arms and legs will lead to a lot of lower stamina?

Then this is not very reasonable, after all, players who have brain problems or abnormal IQ cannot restore the actual difficulty at all with a physical strength value, they just have a problem with their brain, and their physical strength is not bad.

So, Chen Ba changed his perspective and made a set of "energy value" system on the basis of physical strength.

And that's not all......

In addition to stamina and stamina, the game also has a number of stat values. The stamina and stamina values are fixed, and they will recover after a night's sleep.

However, the stat value is not fixed, but will gradually increase as the experience level increases. The point method with different attributes will directly determine the future development of the route.

Say, a branch of the profession!

A player assigns the free attribute points obtained by leveling up to the two second-level attributes of "eloquence" and "emotional intelligence", and his character becomes "eloquent and emotionally intelligent".

In this way, although his legs and feet are inconvenient, the success rate of applying for a TV host has increased a lot.

Think about it from a different perspective!

Attributes focus on the development of "eloquence" and "emotional intelligence", and players want to make the protagonist a great writer, which is undoubtedly many times more difficult than before.

Different attribute point allocation schemes play a crucial role in the player's future game route selection and success rate of customs clearance.

As for "physical strength" and "energy", they don't play that big role in the development of career routes......

"The amount of stamina determines the amount of time a player can go out for activities, and one point of stamina is almost equal to one minute in the game."

At the planning seminar, Chen Ba showed the PPT he had just made, and explained to everyone: "The physical strength can be slowly recovered by eating, sleeping, taking a nap, etc., and can also be quickly recovered and increased through special props and exercise facilities. ”

"As for the second way to apply stamina in the game, it's work!"

"The protagonist is disabled and determined to become a great painter, so he must find time to study and practice painting, right?"

"These jobs will greatly consume physical strength and energy! It's okay to be a freelance painter, but if it's a profession with fixed working hours, there are basic physical and energy thresholds. ”

"For example, here's a 9-to-5 job with an eight-hour lunch break and a half......

"If you want to be good at this job, you have to reach more than 2,000 stamina! If your physical strength is not up to standard, you will soon be fired from the company! ”

"That's not right!"

When Xiao Lu heard this, he couldn't help but complain: "Isn't the physical strength consumption calculated at 1 point/minute?" Why do you only need 2,000 stamina for eight hours? ”

Who teaches Bago math?

Such a low-level mistake should not be made at all! Could it be that Brother Ba didn't take math class when he was a child, and he can't even memorize the most basic ninety-nine multiplication table?

"That's different, there is a special formula for calculating the consumption of physical strength and energy value, and 1 point/minute is just a rough estimate."

Chen Ba waved his hand and said, "Do you stay focused all the time at work?" You're going to be deserted to drink the water toilet, right? This kind of fishing time, the game will also be counted. ”

It is precisely because of the different calculation formulas that there will be a situation where 8 hours of work requires a minimum of 2000 points of physical strength.

And 2000 points is just a guarantee! It means that on this basis, players will not be fired from the company, and if they do not meet the standards, they will be fired!

"Different jobs require different levels of physical strength and energy."

"There is a rough setting, that is, the work with a high physical value threshold has a low energy value requirement! In the same way, the threshold for physical strength will be greatly lowered for jobs with high energy requirements......"

Chen Ba divides it into two categories: "physical labor" and "mental labor".

The minimum requirement for stamina and stamina is to allow players to play to their strengths and avoid weaknesses as much as possible, rather than stumbling on their weaknesses.

On the other hand, there is a hidden meaning to this numerical design.

"Player Zhang San randomly got Down syndrome, his intellectual development is only at the level of a six- or seven-year-old child, his energy value is very low, and his physical strength value is good!"

Chen Ba raised his eyebrows and said: "In the game, Zhang San wants to find a job that suits him, and he can only focus on manual labor, that is, a profession with huge physical consumption. ”

"If he doesn't meet the requirements for a job that requires a lot of energy, he will either be rejected or fired from the job......"

"I see!"

Xiao Lu understood, it turned out that the two values of energy and stamina were so cruel in the background of the game.

Aba, the protagonist of "The True Story of Aba", has a very unbalanced physical strength and energy value, even if there is a slight difference between ordinary people, it is nothing more than 95:100, and the difference is not very large.

But for the special Aba, the disparity between his physical strength and energy value is huge, and it may be 5:100 or 95:5.

From this point of view, the concept that "Abba Story" wants to express or want to convey to players has been thoroughly demonstrated through the huge disparity between "stamina" and "stamina".

In the game, physical strength and energy are just two cold numbers, which seem inconspicuous, but in fact, they represent the different difficulties of people with disabilities in integrating into society compared with normal people.

"In the game "The True Story of Abba ", the deviation between the physical value and the energy value determines the fate of the character!"

"The deviation value is less than 100 points, this is the category of ordinary people, and the deviation value is less than 500 points, that is a genius in a sense! And if the deviation value is greater than 500 points, his name is Abba ......"

“OK！”

After taking a pen and jotting down the description of the physical strength and energy value on the paper, Xiao Lu immediately asked, "Then do we have to design a set of initial physical strength and energy values for different disabilities?" ”

"Yes!"

"But this is not in a hurry, our current focus is on how to restore the actual situation of each type of special group of people in the game."

Chen Ba waved his hand and signaled Xiao Lu not to be in a hurry to discuss the numerical system, it was too late to turn around and get it slowly.

The real core of "The True Story of Abba Truth" is actually to "simulate" the real life situation of people with disabilities.

What is the simulation method?

How can different people with disabilities be simulated in the game?

Rogie thought for a while: "Blind Aba, our game can reduce the image quality and model rendering accuracy, and at the same time change the brightness and contrast of the picture ......"

"Yes!"

Chen Ba nodded, and then added: "If the deaf and dumb Abba is spoken, you can make a completely silent version of the game with no dialogue!" ”

"I can understand the mute, but isn't it too much without any lines of dialogue?"

Yang Dong pondered: "Without any line dialogue, it is difficult for players to substitute and immerse themselves in the game, which will greatly reduce the playability and interactivity of the game." ”

"That's not as good as this......"

"The deaf and dumb are separated, one is deaf, the game is muted, you can't see or hear any NPC's line dialogue, you can only see and hear your own lines."

Xiao Lu added: "One is dumb, the game has a voice and dialogue lines, but the protagonist Abba can't speak, so his lines are all ellipses, and communication is all based on gestures." ”

"Feasible!"

Chen Ba agrees with this proposal, it's really better to do it separately, otherwise it's the same as Brother Dong said, the game has no sound and no dialogue, just like a mime, which destroys the sense of substitution and immersion in the game too much.

"And then there's the ...... with physical disabilities"

In this regard, Chen Ba has a plan, that is, inconvenience.

For example, if the movement speed of other characters, including NPCs, is 100, then Abba has a movement speed of 50 or even 20, which is much lower than normal.

Of course, physical disabilities are also divided into legs and hands, and different situations should be dealt with with different solutions, and it cannot be generalized.

For example, in the game, Aba, who is visually impaired, will also move very slowly, which does not mean that he has a problem with his legs, but simply can't see clearly, so he walks slowly.

"In other cases, I'll go back and talk to an expert to understand, and by the way, ask a consultant to make a decision!"

"Brother Ba, I have a question!"

"If you have a fart, let it ......"

"That's right, didn't you say that "The True Story of Abba Story" will have an online multiplayer mode?" Xiao Lu asked.

"That's right, so what?"

"So I wondered if the same settings would be used in online multiplayer. For example, if the stand-alone mode is blind, can the online mode be seen clearly? ”

"It's not inheritance!"

Chen Ba denied: "The online mode will allow players to create a new character, and this character has nothing to do with Abba in the single-player mode. ”

In single-player mode, players can only choose gender, that is, male and female, and cannot pinch their faces and customize their nicknames.

The online mode is a new character, you can pinch your face or customize your nickname, then it is not Abba , so the data between the two modes is not the same.

Here's an example.

In the single-player mode, the player Li Si experiences the blind Aba, and in the online mode, he may become a deaf and dumb Aba.

"OK, I see."

Xiao Lu nodded first, and then asked, "What is the biggest difference between the online mode and the stand-alone mode?" ”

"Mission!"

"In single-player mode, players can only complete the tasks they receive by themselves. In online mode, you can team up with multiple people to complete a mission. ”

Chen Ba does not deny that he is learning the GTA series.

In the GTA series, when players play the single-player story mode, the NPC is always a teammate when performing a heist mission, while in the online mode, you can call your friends to go on a heist mission together.

The gaming experience is definitely different.

Of course!

If you want to ask which mode is fun, Chen Ba will undoubtedly say that the online mode is fun, it is estimated that after the release of "The True Story of Aba", more than 80% of players will soak in the online mode, and few people will be interested in the stand-alone mode.

But fun is fun, and online mode is not all there is to "The True Story of Abbas".

The stand-alone plot mode is the part that Tianba Studio and Chen Ba focus on. After all, no matter how fun the online mode is, it is impossible to impress the TGA judges.

If you want to win the prize, you still have to rely on the plot and gameplay of the single-player mode!

(End of chapter)